Thoughts of an Urban Farmer
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One of the interesting side effects of blogging the farm growth is having documented the week-by-week growth of individual plants. Seeing the plants every day, you miss how fast they grow (much like your kids). This was very apparent with the Lincoln Peas. The peas were the first seeds planted in the ground. Now they [...]
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The farm is in full growth. Below is a large selection of pictures from all across the farm.
Peas
The peas are looking good. You can see from the photos that they need some training to work their way up the trellis. But I’m confident they are good learners.
Tomatoes
The tomatoes are coming up slowly but surely. They [...]
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Weeds! I mentioned in a previous post that I wanted to wait until the plants established themselves before I pulled any weeds out (I wasn’t sure what was a weed and what was a plant). I must have waited too long. I’m almost done pulling weeds and look how much I’ve pulled out. Remember, this [...]
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It’s been the perfect mix of sun and rain to give the vegetables a good start. A little more heat would help some of the plants (namely the peppers), but most things look good.
Carrots
The carrots were planted on a windy day. Good news, they’ve seeded and are growing nicely. Bad news, they aren’t all in [...]
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You may have seen the commercial or seen many covers of the Gardeners.com catalog of tomatoes growing upside down. I don’t believe it works but I’m willing to give it a try. I have an extra hook outside my kitchen window. Instead of hanging a flowering plant, I’m going to try to hang a tomato [...]
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It’s a great day to be out in the dirt. Here’s where we are today.
Spinach
The spinach is looking great. We’re at about week 3 with the spinach above. It’s not yet considered “baby” spinach — maybe a week to 10 days more. It’s about 2 inches high. There are about 3 sets of 8 plants [...]
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One thing is clear in the Midwest — there is plenty of knowledge on growing corn around here. I’ve grown corn for the past few years with moderate success. Since I’m not growing acres of corn, I’ve had a number of stalks break in heavy winds (even with a 1 or 2 inch thick stalk).
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This is my first year growing beans. It’s never been a priority but I decided to grow it for two reasons. First, beans are easy to dry and use well into the winter. Second, I was always a big fan of Jack and the Beanstalk. While I don’t think my bean plants are going to [...]
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There has to be a tomato that you grow to give to friends and say “taste this.” Mule Team is that tomato. If you haven’t figured out, I really enjoy growing tomatoes. Of all the vegetables I grow, tomatoes get the best reaction. Mule Team is a good salad, tomato sauce, or just plain ole’ [...]
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How can you go wrong with a tomato called Grandma Mary?
Paste tomatoes are a great addition to the farm. I purposely buy early, medium, and late season tomatoes so that I can spread the “wealth” around. Paste tomatoes are a great addition because you don’t necessarily slice and eat them. I grow paste tomatoes to [...]
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